Notable Deaths Include Horse Trainer Bennie Schue
Obituaries list Bernard J. Bennie Schue 65 of Du Quoin died Dec 8 1977 after a long illness. He was a renowned horseman and trainer with ties to Hayes Fair Acres Aurora Downs Maywood Park and Sacred Heart Church Du Quoin. Also listed are Myrtle Riseling 90 Ava and Anthony Yucus 87 Carterville with details on births marriages and survivors. Funeral notices are given for Gladys Meier 64 Christopher James Forbes 70 Herrin Ida Hager 87 Steeleville J Floyd Benton 83 Vienna Iona Wright 78 Harrisburg and Eva Blue 73 Ava with service times and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard J. “Bennie” Schue
E. Main St
du Quoin
Fairacres
Mr. Schue
Hayes Fair Acres
Aurora Downs
Aurora
Maywood Park
Sacred Heart Church
Obituary notices for Lois E Graeff and Mary Collier
Lois Elizabeth Graeff 57 of 4061 Ohio St San Diego Calif died Dec 6 1977 after long illness Born Jan 20 1920 in Murphysboro daughter of Clifford and Mary Imhoff Married Sept 2 1941 to Carl Graeff Funeral at Greenwood Memorial Park Mortuary San Diego burial Greenwood Mortuary Entombed Memorials to American Diabetes Association Survivors include husband mother Mary Imhoff Murphysboro brother Albert Imhoff Murphysboro sister Mary Yvonne San Jose Calif Services 1 pm Friday A separate notice for Mary Collier 94 White Ash funeral 2 30 pm Friday Murman Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City burial Chapman Cemetery Goreville She died Dec 6 1977 in Herrin Hospital Born June 21 1883 in Johnson County married to John Collier He died 1954 Survived by daughter Bonnie Beltz Energy sister Nannie Crain Energy four grandchildren six great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle L. Riseling
Ava
Styrest
Carbondale
United Presbyterian Church of
Order of the Eastern Star
Levan Township
Jackson County
Oval
Minerva Doty Zimmerman
Murphysboro
Harry E. Riseling
Anthony James Yucus
Bainbridge Road
Marion
Riggin- Pillatsch
Carterville
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
Mr. Yucus
Marion Memorial Hospital
Danville
Alexander
Alice Kilbreath Yucus
Mary E. Myers
Merion
Veterans Administration Hospital
Christian Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion Post
Marilyn West
Eddie Ray
David West
Ida Hager
South James St
Steeleville
Sparta Community Hospital
Campbell Hill
Fritz
Wilhemina Hornbuster
John Poenitske
Ike Hager
First Baptist Church
Vienna
J. Floyd Benton
Mount Whitney
Benton
Naperville
Ed Bellamy
Harrisburg
Carl Benton
Verlie Lindsay
Goldie Russell
Herrin
Iona Wright
E. Logan St
Doctors Hospital
Illinois
George
Jennie Higgins Bagill
B. A. Wright
Bonnie Yuba Dolezal
Long Beach
Calif
Gaskins Funeral Home
Lois E. Graefp
Lois Elizabeth Graeff
Ohio St
San Diego
California
Clifford
Mary Thompson Imhoff
Carl Graeff
United Church
Mary Imhoff
Albert Imhoff
Mary Yvonne
San Jose
Greenwood Memorial Park and Mortuary
Greenwood Mortuary
American Diabetic Association
Mary Collier
White Ash
Murman and Wilson
Johnston City
Chapman
Goreville
Collier
Herrin Hospital
Johnson County
John
Mary Craig Evans
John Collier
White Ash Free Will
Eldorado Man Pleads Guilty in Battery Case
Cecil Carraway aged 66 of Eldorado entered a negotiated guilty plea in Saline County Circuit Court Harrisburg to a reduced charge of battery. Judge Arlie Boswell Jr sentenced him to one year probation after initial indecent solicitation of a child charge. He was arrested Feb 14, posted $1,000 bond Feb 15 and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Carraway
Eldorado
Saline County
Harrisburg
Arlie Boswell Jr
Carraway
Fire Damages Trailer Home North of Marion Illinois
A Wednesday fire heavily damaged the kitchen of a trailer home owned by Mr and Mrs Danny McKane three miles north of Marion on Illinois 37. Firemen reported smoke and water damage to the rest of the trailer while the occupants were away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny McKane
Marion
Illinois
Marion men charged with burglary in preliminary hearing
Wayman Dean Midgett aged 37 and Harvey Don Bloodworth aged 41, both of 1406 North Van Buren Street Marion, face a preliminary hearing December 20 in Williamson County Circuit Court Marion on burglary charges. They were arrested Friday night by Marion police and Williamson County deputies inside the Do It Yourself Home Center near New Illinois 13 west of Marion. Bail was set at 7500 dollars for each by Judge William Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayman Dean Midgett
Harvey Don Bloodworth
N. van Buren St
Marion
Williamson County
Midgett
Bloodworth
Williamson County Sheriff's
New Illinois
William Lewis
Cheech and Chong prepare for SIU concert and events
SIU Carbondale hosts Cheech and Chong at 8 p.m. in the Arena with general admission $4.50 to $6. The event is part of a slate including a children’s Christmas play at University Theater and Santa’s Workshop in Murphysboro, plus an art sale by John A. Logan College students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Theater
Communications Building
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Department of Theater
Communications
Gibsons
Walnut St
Murphysboro
John A. Logan College
Cheech and Chong
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIUC
SIUC Campus Events And Films For Friday
A list of campus activities and screenings at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and nearby towns. University student events include film showings Naked Kiss at 3 p.m. and Play It Again Sam at 7 and 9 p.m. at the Student Center Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Newman Center
S. Washington
Carbondale
City Nail
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Mississippi
Southern Illinois University
Crib Orchard Lake Sailboats Face Winter Freeze
Snow and ice blanket Crab Orchard Lake Sailboat Basin as masts loom over immobilized vessels. In Southern Illinois the bitter cold grips motorists with stalled cars while area stores report strong demand for batteries jumper cables and other cold weather gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard Lake
South
Illinois
Hospital Admission and Discharge List by City
A long list of patients admitted and discharged across multiple Illinois towns including Herrin Memorial, Memorial Carbondale, and St Joseph Memorial facilities. Names span many counties with entries for Adams, Union, Washington, and other counties noting hospital centers in Herrin Mt. Vernon and Carterville among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph Memorial
Marshysboro
Perigan
Aphia Akins
Leonard Roseberry
Wilfred Ratajczak
Roger Warren
Christopher Dallas
Danny Duncan
Lola
Ava
Word
William Pettett
Herbert Etherton
Walne Pugh
George Winston
Fannie Thomas
Maccie Wyatt
Clarence McComb
Mary McIntire
Carroll
Borgola Banks
William. Ellington Lehn
Ken
Carbondale
Herrin Man to Be Arraigned on Gun Charge
Raymond E. Dodson of Route 1 Herrin, charged with unlawful use of a weapon, faces arraignment in Williamson County Circuit Court on December 20. He allegedly sold a 20 gauge shotgun with a barrel under 18 inches on July 22. Judge William Lewis found probable cause at a Tuesday hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond E. Dodson
Route 1
Herrin
Williamson County
Marion
Dodson
William Lewis
SIU group sponsors Operation Merry Christmas drive
The Inter Greek Council of Southern Illinois University Carbondale sponsors Operation Merry Christmas with 27 fraternities and sororities raising toy donations for needy Carbondale children. Ted Severinz chairs the effort. official collection stations are two Carbondale fire stations and local churches are asked to collect toys. The Emma C. Hayes Center provides a list of children in need to guide distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Inter Greek Council of Southern Illinois
University- Carbondale
Carbondale
Ted Severinz
East College
South Wall Streets
South Oakland Avenue
West Walnut Street
Leverinz
Severinz
Emma C. Hayes
Weather shifts bring snow and cold across regions
Forecast shows rain and snow flurries from Tennessee to the Midwest and Northeast while the northern Rockies to the northern Plains expect snow. Warm air remains limited to Texas and the southern Rockies as most areas stay cold. In Southern Illinois highs reach 32, with a 11 degree low in the early morning and a 9 am temperature of 33. Sunset today is 4 25 p m and sunrise Friday is 7 00 a m with sunset Friday at 4 25 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Midwest
Great Lakes
Rockies
Plains
Texas
Illinois
Burress Charged With Armed Violence After Service Station Incident
Correction from Ronald Eckiss assistant Williamson County state's attorney reports Don Burress 30 of Carterville pointed a loaded .38 pistol at Martin Stone Doug Heague and Brad Payne on a service station lot in Herrin not at Hollywood Tavern. Burress arrested at the tavern with gun and faces armed violence aggravated assault and unlawful use of a weapon charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Eckiss
Williamson County
Don M. Burress
Idaho St
Carterville
Martin Stone
Doug Heague
Brad Payne
Herrin
Hollywood
Burress
Thompsonville man faces burglary charge in Marion case
Randy T. Tucker, 25, of Route 1, Thompsonville, will have a preliminary hearing December 22 in Williamson County Circuit Court on burglary and theft charges. He is accused of attempting to steal a bottle of whiskey and two smocks at Mohr Value Store on New Illinois 13 west in Marion. The state’s attorney says felony burglary charges are filed instead of misdemeanor shoplifting in such cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy T. Tucker
Route 1
Thompsonville
Williamson County
Marion
Tucker
Mohr Value
New Illinois 13 West
Robert Howerton
Newborns Reported in Carbondale and Marion
CARBONDALE birth for Mr and Mrs Ahmad P a daughter born Wednesday at Memorial Hospital Carbondale. MARION birth for Mr and Mrs Gordon K a son born Wednesday at Memorial Hospital Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Baravati
Ahmad P
Memorial Hospital, Carbondale
Marion
Richey
Gordon K
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bennie’ Schue
Anthony J. Yucus
Gladys E. Meier
Albuquerque
N. M
Christopher
Gilbert
Mulkeytown
Meier
William J. and
Maude Thurston Pierce
Jeannette Schulz
Alton
Alberta L. Costanzo
William E
Lyman Pierce
Royalton
Bertha Slattery
James Forbes
Harrison St
Johnson
Bernadine Krause
Westminister
Ellen Conte
Nina Green
Lexington
M. James Schue
East Hazelcrest
Thomas R. Schue
Louisville
Dennis Schue
Olga
N.D
Vincent Schue
Vancouver
Wash
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Maxton Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
Eva A. Blue
Wilson Funeral Home
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
McKanes
Siu
Grand Tower
FOX
Bobby Deerfield
University
Rolling Thunder
Orpheum
Cinema
NEW Liberty
New York
MacArthur
And
Rocky
Roxy
Coulterville
Abduction
Anna
Union Col
Knupp
Stephen
Tunnel Hill
Prentiss
Stacey Hale
Jackie
Cobden Payne
Wilma Spear
Jackson
Dobney
Bernard
Chicago
Alstat
Alden
Centralia
Franklin
Arnold
Alma Hill
Okie
Marion Russell
Anthony McClure
William
West Frankfort
Graydon
Perkins
April Sullivan
Eubanks
Vickie
Walter Eubanks
Jerry Gaijewski
Joseph
Lesser Price
Hazel Snaith
Lawrence
Zeigler Brockett
Buneda
McLeansboro
Powell
Dorothy
Frances
West Frankfort McCalla
Donald Cheaks
Marie
Baby Hancock
Jane
Baby
Young
Joyce
Goreville Jackson
Elizabeth Young
Glenna Foster
Riley
Elkville Miller
Leana Knapp
Donald
du Quoin Salvo
Samuel
Herrin McHughes
Willard
Anna Melby
David
Monorxls
L. Chester
Cross
Daniel
Ava Kempfer
Elva
Ellis Grove
Ethel
Perryville
Gremmels
Bernice Mathis
Roman
Hill
Melvin
Pinckneyville
Miller
Mamie
Willisville
Venable
Martha
Thurau
Glenn
Wise
Abbie
Percy Hopke
Rudolph
Sparta Hollamn
Elizabeth Spier
Erhardt
Baldwin Ogle
Katie
Ava Haslett
Cutler
Marshall Browning
Parrent
Billie
Christopher Marais
Charles
Christopher Drumm
Raymond Grills
Wesley Furlow
Inez Craig
Ruby
Malinski
Baby Saltzman
Carl
Harrisburt
Vaughn
Samuel Palmer
Stephanie Bargo
Robert Davis
Charles Keith
Sue Johnson
Millage Schubel
Loyd Woolard
J. P. McMurphy
Patricia Richey
Jeff Thompson
Linda Bramier
Pamela Embree
Herringe
Smith
Mary Hines
Ollie
Freeman Spur Sadier
Paul Delaval
Leon Sr
Christopher Ellet
Janice
Carterville McCree
Carolyn
Murphys
Jesse Woodard
Marie Ellen Fosse
Penny Lynn Trumbiey
Billie Schuler
Mary Elizabeth Mayfield
Vivian McClintock
Paul Cecil Edwards
James William McDaniel
Frank Orlie Carroll
Mary Jane Reynolds
John Edward Rauch
Benjamin
Bullard
Ambrose Clyde Wimberly
Phyllis Jean Stevenson
Cathy Wooley
Robert Martin
Mary C. Jones
Kimberly McKinney
Magsie Silvey
Hugh Short
Beverly Sue Deaton
Timothy Dean
Washington County
Nashville
Kwiatkowski
Helen
Radom Lake
Jacquelyn
Wenedy
Pincknev Villa
Frederick
Audrey
Jausel
Louise
Rocrek
Janet
du Bois Worley
Michael
Sparta
Hyde
Lindsay
Paladino
Peter
Baldwin Thayer
Erna Ivanuck
Felecia Thomas
Evan, Jr
Coulterville Wilson
Carol
Kaby
Ava Springs
Jason
Coulterville Davis
Marissa Thompson
Howard
Ellis Grove Downen
Harold
SIU Group
Rowland & Co
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